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A few miles east of town, the highway reduces to two lanes and US 275 diverges to the south. Continuing east, US 34 briefly curves to the north and passes over the BNSF Railway line that carries the California Zephyr. [5] [6] US 34 near the US 71 interchange. The highway heads due east past the towns of Malvern and Hastings before reaching Emerson.
Spur route; original east-west spur now County Road A34, north-south spur now County Road N14, Main and State streets Iowa 204: 5.407: 8.702 Iowa 2 near Garden Grove: Garden Grove 1930: 2003 Spur route; now County Roads R20 and J69 Iowa 205: 2.927: 4.711 US 65 near Milo: Milo 1930: 2003 Spur route; now County Road G58
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Iowa for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.. Most of these airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (A predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command).
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Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. [2] The population was 23,982 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in 2000. [3]
Mitchell County was founded in 1851. It is not clear whom the county is named after; the county website mentions John Mitchel, an early surveyor, and an Irish patriot. [3] [4] The county's courthouse was completed in 1858, [5] and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Newport Creamery began with Samuel Rector's Newport, Rhode Island dairy business in 1928. [1] Rector began as a wholesaler and started home delivery in 1932. In 1940, Rector and his son opened their first restaurant in nearby Middletown, where the company is still headquartered.